Teen Wolf — Review Before the Back to the Future series, Micheal J Fox starred in this cult classic underground movie. In the huge list of teenager films that make up the 80s, including Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – I’d argue that Teen Wolf should be up there – just because it was pure 80s cheese and it is […]
Should you use a portal website for your website? Of all products/services, perhaps websites are misunderstood by small business owners, and perhaps rightly so – there’s a lot of confusion out there, a lot of techno-babble and very little answers. Secondly, cost seems to be a large issue; although strangely it’s not the main reason… I’ve noticed that portal sites (ie: local community driven […]
Branding 50 cent I just finished watching the BBC’s money programme on hip-hop/rapper and ex-drug-dealer 50 cent and his rise from medicority to worldwide global icon through his many record sales and his “G-Unit” business, which has turned 50 Cent is a brand in his own right. The world’s biggest brands are associating themselves with 50 Cent and […]
What the hell is web 2.0? Does web 2.0 actually exist, or is it just all super marketing hype? Depends on who you listen to really. Web2.0 isn’t related to the amount of time it takes to download movies, files, etc (that’s Internet2, another of those buzzwords banded around since 1997), but rather it’s to do with User experience (at least […]
Google Base; a move towards e-commerce According to a recent article in the Financial Times, Google is planning to move closer towards providing e-commerce solutions targetting small business owners. Seen as an add-on to their current set of tools, Google plans to create an online market for traditional retailers via it’s recently unveiled “Google Base” service. The “virtual supermarket” by developing […]
Are micro-chunks the next big thing? CNN has a great article on micro-chunks, which are starting to take off in America. What are micro-chunks? Well, in short, they are short video clips and animation clips designed to be shared with friends and used as either a marketing tool or a way of making money. So what makes micro-chunks (also spelt “microchunks”) […]
Should website designers be worried about Googlepages? Google recently launched Googlepages, a WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) web application which allows the creation of very, very simple websites that will (at some stage) integrate with other Google APIs. Googlepages (or Google Page Creator) is a free tool that allows you to create web pages right in your browser and […]
Windows Vista to come in 6 flavours Microsoft recently announced that Microsoft Vista, due for launch later this year, will arrive in 6 different flavours. Vista is Microsoft’s newest computer operating system designed to replace the Windows XP family. In addition to Vista, Microsoft will also launch Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7. Internet Explorer 7 will have tabs, be more secure and […]